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UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
V. Choose the best answers of these sentences.

1. Of the four dresses, I like the red one (better/ best).
2. Bill is the (happier/ happiest) person we know.

3. Pat‟s cat is (faster/ fastest) than Peter‟s.
4. This poster is (colourfuler/ more colourful) than the one in the hall.
5. Does Fred feel (weller/ better) today than he did yesterday?

6. This vegetable soup tastes very (good/ best).
7. Jane is the (less/ least) athletic of all the women.
8. My cat is the (prettier/ prettiest) of the two.

9. This summary is (the better/ the best) of the pair.
10. The colder the weather gets, (sicker/ the sicker) I feel.

C. READING
I. Read the information about France and Spain. Complete the sentences about the
countries, using a comparative form of the words in bracket.

FRANCE SPAIN

Size: 550,000 sq km Size: 500,000 sq km

Population: 64 million Population: 40 million
Summer temperature: 18 degree C Summer temperature: 24 degree C
Winter temperature: 5 degree C Winter temperature: 11 degree C

Rainfall: 650mm Rainfall: 300mm

1. France .................................. Spain. (big)
2. Spain .................................. France. (smaller)
3. Spain‟s population .................................. France‟s population. (large)
4. France‟s population .................... not ..................... Spain‟s population. (small)

5. Spain .................................. France in summer. (hot)
6. Spain .................... not ................... France in winter. (cold)
7. Spain .................... not .................... France. (rainy)

8. France .................................. Spain. (rainy)

II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
Sydney is Australia‟s most exciting city. The history of Australia begins here. In 1788 Captain
Arthur Philips arrived in Sydney with 11 ships and 1624 passengers from Britain (including 770
prisoners). Today there are about 3.6 million people in Sydney. It is the biggest city in Australia,
the busiest port in the South Pacific and one of the most beautiful cities in the world. In Sydney, the
buildings are higher, the colors are brighter and the nightlife is more exciting. There are over 20
excellent beaches close to Sydney and its warm climate and cool winter have made it a favorite
city for immigrants from overseas. There are two things that make Sydney famous: its beautiful
harbor, the Sydney Harbor Bridge, which was built in 1932 and the Sydney Opera House, which
was opened in 1973.

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